PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Secondhand Goods: Certification Quality Marks (18 February 2019)

To ask the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, if he will take steps to ensure that charity shops will not be required to change Conformité Européene labels to UK labels on existing stock on 29 March 2019 in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Asked by:
Mr Toby Perkins (Labour)

In the unlikely event of the UK leaving the EU without a deal, the Government is taking the decision to adopt a continuity approach to minimise disruption to businesses and consumers. This means that goods that meet EU regulatory requirements, including those with a CE Marking, will still be able to be placed on the UK market for a time-limited period after 29 March 2019.

This rule applies to goods sold in charity shops, therefore charity shops will not need relabel their products on 29 March 2019. As retailers of second hand goods, they will, however, remain responsible for ensuring the products that they place on the market are safe.

Answered by:
Kelly Tolhurst (Conservative)
26 February 2019